Chapter 2 of Three Thousand Dollars is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Three Thousand Dollars is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other. "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up." "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that. But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam. If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.
Chapter 2 of Three Thousand Dollars is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
let fall to the ground
From this reading “But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “"_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “"_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.”
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."”
In this reading “If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.”
In this reading “"No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.
let fall to the ground
From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.
and nothing more
From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
not any; not one
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading But I'll drop the Fellows and just call you Sam.
express in speech
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
a special situation
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "_Thousands in that safe_" "No names!" hoarsely interrupted the other.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that's too familiar, we'll drop the job.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you speak my name again I'll give the whole thing up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No you won't; you're too deep in it for that.
Chapter 2 of Three Thousand Dollars by Anna Katharine Green holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 37 sentences of Three Thousand Dollars, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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